The lab fosters open and intelligent optical networking through modeling, simulation, and optimization of fiber communication systems. It develops physical layer–aware and AI-driven control for proactive network operation and sensing. Through digital twin technologies, based on the open-source GNPy project, it enables physics informed and data-driven network design and management. Our research also explores quantum–classical coexistence and the use of optical fibers as distributed sensors for environmental and security monitoring.
Keywords: Optical Communications, Optical Networking, Physical Layer Aware Networking, Digital Twins, AI&ML, Sensing, Simulation
RESEARCH TOPICS
- Multi-band Optical Communications and Networking: modeling, simulation, optimization
- Open Optical Networking: path computation, control
- Physical Layer Aware Networking
- Digital Twins: open source GNPy project
- AI: use for proactive control and sensing
- Sensing: using the optical fiber networks as distributed sensors for network surveillance, earthquake early warning, anthropic events, etc
- Quantum/classical channels coexistence: modeling, simulation
Contacts
Website: https://planet.polito.it/home
E-mail: det.PLANETLab@polito.it
Location: Polito Maps